Improvement



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MATTHEIV GREEN, OF W'ALKER 'STATIOI MISSOURI.

IMPROVEMENT iN CUMBINED CULTIVATORS, STALK-CUTTERS, HARROWS. ANDCORN-PLANTERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 146,822, dated January27, 1874; application filed September 6, 1873.

YTo all whom it may concern;

` which consists of the central top beam a, to i which the hitchingattachment B, for three or four horses, is applied, and the side beamsb, which are placed lower than top beam a, under a suitable angle ofinclination toward the same. The tongue and beams c and b are of wood,and laterally supported by the arched iron bars d, which are ofsufficient size to sustain the different parts. The front bar dconnects, by forward-extending rods d', with the hitching attachment B.The axle C turns in bearings e at the top of side beams b, and isproduced with a central arch, C', which extends over the top beam a, andtwo curved side eX- tensions, which pass downward below beamsV b, andcarry the spoke-wheels D at their outer j ends. A lever, f,is rinlyattached to the arched part C ofthe axle, and adjustable by means of aspring, f', in a rack, g, of top beam a by the action of the driver fromseat h, raising or lowering thereby the wheels D, and producing thedepression or elevation of the plows. Common sod-plows or revolvingstalk-cutters F are rigidly applied to the front end of side beams b,while plows Gr are' attached to them, back of the lateral bars d, insuch a manner, by suitable bands and bolts, that they may be taken offat will. Both side beams I are also provided with barrow-teeth fi, whichare shorter than the plows, and are used after the same are detached.Additional plows, G', are applied to auxiliary beams Z,

rear bar d, being also provided with harrow teeth i. A guide-rod, m,passes from the front end of beams l over rods d', and is then connectedby a pivoted lever, m, to rear bar d, on which lever il is set by thedriver in notches m2, and thereby adjusted to the width of the thrownout of use by raising beam e, by means of a lever, n, pivoted and setinto a rack, n', at the sides of rear bar d, which lever is connected bya chain, o, to the to-p of the beam l. The corn-planter is arranged infront of rear bar d, and attached to top beam c. It consists of aseed'box, p, in connection with shovel-plow l, which widens into atubular opening, with spread wings, for guiding and depositing the cornat a suitable depth. The seed is dropped by the act-ion of a slidinglever, q, which takes up a certain number of seed through a hole at thebottom of box p, and carries it to the guidetube. Lever q slides on thetop of 'side beam b, being carried forward and backward by thealternating motion of spring q', and one or more lugs, r, applied to thecircumference of wheel D at points corresponding to the distance of therows. Apin, s, which is fastened by chain or rope to sliding lever q, isinserted in holes s of the same when the planter is to be thrown out ofaction. A covering-roller, L, is applied back of the planter for placingthe earth over the seed. i

The apparatus is intended for the different farming operations,used asdesired. It isused as a eultivator and stalk-cutter combined across therows, running the cutters` on each side ot' the young plants, andthrowing up the earth to the adjoining rows by the front plows,whilc therear plows open the earth between them. The stalk-cutters serve for thepurpose of cutting the stalks, and also as fenders for protecting theyoung corn from being loosened by the tearing up of the stalks, andpreventing injury by the falling of heavy clods upon them.

Aft-er the first plowing the auxiliary front plows are taken olf, andplaced on the side beams after the rear plows have been taken ofi',changing both front and rear plows, so as to throw the earth toward thecorn, and lproduce the covering up ofthe weeds. For har- The side plowsG may also be entirely 10\\'ing,tho plows are taken offffmd the groundthe arched axle C C', Combined and. adapted, smoothed forseed-p1anti11g,each a-t the proper as set forth, for the attachment of acult-ivatime. tor, stalk-cutter, barrow, or corn-planter.

Hzwiun' thus described inv invention I claim 4 l ,Y T :is new 51d desireto seoufe by Letters Pat- MATTHE GREEB' ent- A n Titnesses In :L Wheeledimplement, Jche suppoitiug- NV. T. MITCHELL, l. frame a b d, the beamsand guide-rods l m, BEN. F. MITCHELL.

